Population Quiz

What is a population?

• A group of organisms that live in the same place and interbreed with each other

• A group of organisms that live in different places and do not interbreed

• A group of organisms that live in the same place but do not interbreed

• A group of organisms that live in different places and interbreed with each other

What causes population increase?

• Emigration

• Death

• Immigration

• Birth

What is the Great Elephant Census?

• A study of how and why elephant populations change over time

• A study of how and why rat populations change over time

• A study of how and why human poach elephants

• A study of how and why bird populations change over time

What is a specialist species?

• A species that has a disproportionately large effect on the communities it inhabits

• A species that creates, significantly modifies, maintains or destroys a habitat

• A type of organism that signals the health, or lack of health, of environmental conditions

• A species with a narrow niche and specific habitat requirements

What method is used to count elephants in the Great Elephant Census?

• Census

• Random sampling

• Clumped sampling

• Individual counting

What is the carrying capacity of a population?

• The maximum population size that an environment can support

• The minimum population size that an environment can support

• The average population size of a species

• The total number of individuals in a population

A random population dispersion is....?

• Most common and near required resources.

• Not common in nature.

• Only applies to elephants.

• Usually has antagonistic interactions.

What type of life history strategy is man?

• Type I

• Type II

• Type III

• TYpe IV

What is a characteristic of a K-selected species?

• No Parental Involvement

• 10 or more off-spring

• Small off-spring

• Few babies

There is a population of 50 rats in a sewer. In one year, 16 rats were born, 13 rats died,

4 individuals immigrated and 2 emigrated this way.

How many rats are now in the population?

• 5

• 55

• 50

• 66